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According to the CIA Factbook the capital city is called Funafuti (located on the atoll with the same name). Look at this link: CIA Factbook - Tuvalu Mnemo 22:21, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
This is correct.
The CIA Factbook is not always a reliable source of information. Funafuti is the name of the atoll, Fongafale the name of the island within the atoll where the capital is located. Skinsmoke 05:31, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
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RandomP 11:36, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
"while Australia has refused the Tuvaluans' petitions, presumably based on that country's rejection of the underlying basis of the Kyoto Protocol."
Maybe I'm missing something, but what does the Kyoto Protocol have to do with anything? I can't figure out why that bit is there.
Edit. removed sea levels falling. the two references are completely unscientific, one is a british tabloid, the other a right wing newspaper. furthermore the UK telegraph is misquted, although it does say that recent measurements showed a decrease it qualified the statement by saying (as the do the scientists who did the study) that it is a blip in the readings caused by local effects of el nino, and that the records show that over the past 30 years sea levels have been rising. the second reference includes wording such as "new zealand has been duped into taking tuvaluen immigrants by fanatical left wing scare mongers" - hardly objective. a scientific debate is defined by peer reviewed aticles in science journals NOT newspaper articles by journalists. if the rise or fall of sea level is referenced it should be to reputable sources ie peer reviewed scientific journals, not tabloids.
I added a link for Timeless Tuvalu, the official tourism website. I thought that was an important link. Inkan1969 16:26, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
In my ongoing efforts to try to include every country on the planet included in the scope of a WikiProject, I have proposed a new project on Polynesia at Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals#Polynesia whose scope would include Tuvalu. Any interested parties are more than welcome to add their names there, so we can see if there is enough interest to start such a project. Thank you for your attention. Badbilltucker 17:21, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
Can someone render "Be Prepared", the Scout Motto, into Tuvaluan? Thanks! Chris 06:55, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
Check if "I-Kiribati" is an appropriate name for the Kiribati_language. Apokrif 09:12, 17 Mar 2005 (UTC)
It is not. It means People of Kiribati (or Gilbertese).- Enzino 19:51, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
There seems to be an error at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvalu In the Districts section, it states that there are nine islands in Tuvalu. In the next paragraph, however, it goes on to say that there are six districts that consist of more than one island each and three districts that consist of only one island each, meaning that there would have to be a minimum of 15 islands (6*2+3*1). Are there only nine islands or fifteen or more islands in Tuvalu? I do not think that twelve (or more) plus three equals nine (even in Tuvalu). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cheerful-Pickle ( talk • contribs) 09:20, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
how do you fix that floating banner? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.24.170.46 ( talk) 05:35, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
I suggest that the official name of the country be listed. What is it? Kingdom of Tuvalu, Commonwealth of Tuvalu? It's probably not Republic of Tuvalu because the Queen is Head of State. Presumptive ( talk) 03:36, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
Please do not remove the following links I added:
Also, you may want to update the article (especially the geography section) with the info from these articles. The articles include "weak spots" of the island and how it can be strengthened against the rising sea.
Thanks, KVDP ( talk) 08:39, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
The link I posted was removed, however I feel that the globalEDGE website is a necessary and important portal of information regarding international business and has much to offer that isn't currently on any of the links that are on this page. Nbashaw 18:00, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
The article gives two different population counts for 2005: 11,636 and 9,403. So which is it?
I have amended the population figures on the main page to show the 2002 Census results, rather than the CIA 2005 estimate, as this equals the total of the island populations. I have left the 2005 estimate on the Demographics of Tuvalu page. Skinsmoke 05:34, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
Either way, Tuvalu is less populous than Nauru so the population statement on the main page appears incorrect. Tuvalu is second least populous only behind Vatican City.
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Wiki hipocricy. Why Hitler's Germany or Soviet Union occupy and annex territories, but British and US "bring them to the sphere of influence, liberate, and establish colonies? Why Tuvaly, occupied by GB "got in the British sphere of influence", and Nauru ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauru ) was occupied by Germany. Lets use the same words to describe the same events. Because of Doublespeak, Wikipedia is not a reliable source of knowledge any more. Wikipedia is Reliable.*(see small print for details) Wikipedia dosn't have adds. So, it is a free (not free*) enciclopedia. Lets keep it reliable, rather than reliable* —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.72.179.57 ( talk) 20:47, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
I have proposed that any relevant material in Tuvalu and the United Nations be merged as and whereever appropriate to this article, and that article be turned into a redirect to this article.
The article to be merged, as it stands, is mainly large quotations from addresses to UN bodies by the nation's Governor-General, the Prime Minister, and the UN Ambassador. The proportion of primary source material is thus very high and it is unsuitable content for a Wikipedia article. My main thought is that appropriate secondary sources that evaluate these speeches may be found and, if relevant, added to a section about the country's membership of the UN. -- TS 17:52, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
The topic of the article "Tuvalu and the United Nations" is specific, and important in relation to Tuvalu. It definitely does not belong in its entirety to the main Tuvalu article, nor to the article "History of Tuvalu", though a brief summary with a link can be included in those. Tuvalu's voice in the UN has been been particularly important to its current politics and foreign policy. Given that we have articles about "[Nation] and the United Nations", it appears to make sense that a country which particularly values its place in the UN should have such an article. It also makes the information accessible via the "Nations and the UN" template, which is obviously where it should be accessible from. The article "
Foreign relations of Tuvalu" currently has a summary, with a link to the article, which is as it should be.
In any case, I've now "rescued" the article by adding additional information, with secondary (media) sources, notably on Tuvalu's role at the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen.
Aridd (
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The link "Government of Tuvalu" seems to be a dead link, and I cannot seem to find a current one. Can anyone help out? Thanks.-- Halmass ( talk) 02:24, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
Whether tuvalu is sinking, or being affected by rising oceans, or both, there should be more than just two lines when there is an entire page about it. 124.149.45.164 ( talk) 12:21, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
Is the ocean level really rising in any meaningful way at that point on the globe? Haven't seen any documentation of that. The groundwater problems are more likely caused by seawater intrusion, resulting from pumping out untainted groundwater for consumption. This is a common phenonenon in Southern California, and a lot of money is spent running coastal water injection wells to stop or slow the intrusion. Opus131 ( talk) 18:23, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
I support the proposal to merge the Law enforcement in Tuvalu into the main Tuvalu page. I don't see that the quote of the section of the Constitution adds anything and should not be included in the main Tuvalu page.( MozzazzoM ( talk) 02:30, 22 November 2011 (UTC))
In the first paragraph, second sentence: "It comprises four reef islands and five true atolls spread out from 6° to 10° south."
Under Geography and Environment, first sentence: "Tuvalu consists of three reef islands and six true atolls."
The Wiki page "Islands of Tuvalu" and "Geography of Tuvalu" also report six true atolls and three reef islands. Jdlawlis ( talk) 20:16, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
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Found this link in reuters - Rising Sea Levels about Tuvalu potentially being flooded within the next 30 - 50 years. Apprantly there is talk under way to potentially evacute the nation to New Zealand if this happens.-- Floorwalker 02:09, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
After looking at the animation in the article for Atoll where one can see an atoll sinking for real (the legend says "subsiding": the atoll is going down, while water level is not rising). Now I wonder... how can one make sure it is the water that is rising, not the atoll that is subsiding (together with the gauge)? -- WikestLink ( talk) 14:57, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
I've made a couple of small changes in the section on Climate Change. I rearranged the first sentence since it is generally accepted that the polar regions will be first to experience the effects of climate change (i.e. temperature) while Tuvalu would undoubtedly be one of the first countries to experience the effect of rising sea levels. I also removed the part about rising saltwater table killing coral reefs since salt water is the natural environment of coral reefs and nobody has ever suggested that rising sea levels will kill corals. AtxApril ( talk) 01:56, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
Increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere leads to higher levels of carbonic acid in the ocean which do attack coral. This will affect a lot of small island nations and deserves to be mentioned, but if I'm going to do it, I need to check related pedia entries which I can't do now. Randy.f ( talk) 23:29, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
I've removed the statements about the collapse of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets since catastrophes that might happen over the next several centuries or millenia are simply not relevant to the discussion about Tuvalu and the potential effects of sea level rise. For example, a large asteroid might land on Tuvalu and cause a similar catastrophe, but the Wikipedia article should not be enumerating all of the possible ways that the islands could be inundated in the distant future. Instead the article should focus on the issues that are verifiable as likely and known to be a concern. AtxApril ( talk) 19:25, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
Astronomic tides in the area are generally small, although the 18yr cycle noticeable. 'King' has no place in terminology, as it's a corruption of 'spring', and not a ref to HAT. Tuvalu is mildly affected by sea levels due to the equatorial Kelvin bore during El Ninos, and is in the positive anomaly area. (PNG has a negative anomaly.) The 3-day equatorial phase-coherent tide is measurable here. The main influence on sea level is the inverse barometer effect. Sea levels rise considerably when the Pacific high pressure (as measured at Tahiti) diminishes during El Ninos. Cyclones with very deep lows can cause sea levels to rise by a meter for several hours, or even days. The IB rate is 1cm of sea level rise per 1mb of atmospheric drop. Tuvalu is coral sand on the flat of a limestone guyot. Uninhabited atolls will keep pace with slow sea level rises as the continual production of coral sand builds up on the guyot top. (Coral will grow upwards to the point where is spends about 3hrs out of the water in any 24hr period.) The sand is driven into banks by winds and also cyclonic Taylor columns may sweep silica sands up from deep water. The presence of humans is significant impediment to this process as they build roads, houses, and other sealed constructs. It is likely that such structures will sink as the sand bank moves away from them, and builds up in uninhabited areas. 14.202.248.58 ( talk) 01:50, 4 December 2015 (UTC)
Hello, folks. This is just a friendly 'heads up' that the article's discussion of administrative subdivisions hasn't been updated to reflect the data in the ISO coding scheme. See ISO 3166-2:TV. NewYorkActuary ( talk) 19:41, 3 August 2016 (UTC)
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How many of the Tuvaluans will leave the islands? Surely not all? -- Menchi 18:04, 16 Nov 2003 (UTC)
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The climate section bizarrely states that Tuvalu has a dry season, yet the climate chart shows that every month has very high rainfall. Jim Michael ( talk) 10:47, 8 September 2018 (UTC)
Can we make a circular graphic of the religión in Tuvalu? Scgonzalez ( talk) 15:56, 27 November 2018 (UTC)
I wondered how long this off-message fact-mongering bit would survive, but hadn't realised it was a direct copy. i'll write a better version. Greglocock ( talk) 22:16, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
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I plan to move some of the text that is currently in the climate change section to the existing separate article on Climate change in Tuvalu. This is to avoid duplication of content. Does anyone have objections or want to help with these changes? EMsmile ( talk) 01:22, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
In the word text sourced from Australia, the Tuvalu wet season is given as November to April (dry season May to October). This is not correct based on the rainfall totals provided in the same article in a table below. April rainfall at 250mm is actually one of the drier months so is not part of the wet season. April is also much lower than the 310 of March so is clearly the first month of the dry season. Similarly October rainfall at 270 is quite a bit higher than September 230mm so october is could probably better classified as the beginning of the wet season. Someone should change the words to wet season October to March (dry season April to September) to make the article's words agree with the data. That would change the source as well to the same source as the rainfall table. I did not feel comfortable making the change but articles need to be internally consistent. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bernerjc1 ( talk • contribs) 04:38, 10 April 2021 (UTC)
e.g. their rich culture LoveVOo0y ( talk) 13:57, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
Visited their parliament and talked to local people LoveVOo0y ( talk) 13:58, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
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According to the CIA Factbook the capital city is called Funafuti (located on the atoll with the same name). Look at this link: CIA Factbook - Tuvalu Mnemo 22:21, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
This is correct.
The CIA Factbook is not always a reliable source of information. Funafuti is the name of the atoll, Fongafale the name of the island within the atoll where the capital is located. Skinsmoke 05:31, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
I have reviewed the "Economy" section in all country articles on Wikipedia; unfortunately, many of them have NPOV issues, and by my reading, this article is one of them.
Common issues with this section include:
Issues in this specific article are:
This note will stay up for a week before I'll make any further changes. Please feel free to be bold and fix the article yourself, though! I'll also be monitoring this discussion page, and will try answering any concerns.
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(Note: this is only the third country page I'm trying this on, and I haven't gotten any comments so far, so please let me know what you think about the idea.)
RandomP 11:36, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
"while Australia has refused the Tuvaluans' petitions, presumably based on that country's rejection of the underlying basis of the Kyoto Protocol."
Maybe I'm missing something, but what does the Kyoto Protocol have to do with anything? I can't figure out why that bit is there.
Edit. removed sea levels falling. the two references are completely unscientific, one is a british tabloid, the other a right wing newspaper. furthermore the UK telegraph is misquted, although it does say that recent measurements showed a decrease it qualified the statement by saying (as the do the scientists who did the study) that it is a blip in the readings caused by local effects of el nino, and that the records show that over the past 30 years sea levels have been rising. the second reference includes wording such as "new zealand has been duped into taking tuvaluen immigrants by fanatical left wing scare mongers" - hardly objective. a scientific debate is defined by peer reviewed aticles in science journals NOT newspaper articles by journalists. if the rise or fall of sea level is referenced it should be to reputable sources ie peer reviewed scientific journals, not tabloids.
I added a link for Timeless Tuvalu, the official tourism website. I thought that was an important link. Inkan1969 16:26, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
In my ongoing efforts to try to include every country on the planet included in the scope of a WikiProject, I have proposed a new project on Polynesia at Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals#Polynesia whose scope would include Tuvalu. Any interested parties are more than welcome to add their names there, so we can see if there is enough interest to start such a project. Thank you for your attention. Badbilltucker 17:21, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
Can someone render "Be Prepared", the Scout Motto, into Tuvaluan? Thanks! Chris 06:55, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
Check if "I-Kiribati" is an appropriate name for the Kiribati_language. Apokrif 09:12, 17 Mar 2005 (UTC)
It is not. It means People of Kiribati (or Gilbertese).- Enzino 19:51, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
There seems to be an error at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvalu In the Districts section, it states that there are nine islands in Tuvalu. In the next paragraph, however, it goes on to say that there are six districts that consist of more than one island each and three districts that consist of only one island each, meaning that there would have to be a minimum of 15 islands (6*2+3*1). Are there only nine islands or fifteen or more islands in Tuvalu? I do not think that twelve (or more) plus three equals nine (even in Tuvalu). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cheerful-Pickle ( talk • contribs) 09:20, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
how do you fix that floating banner? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.24.170.46 ( talk) 05:35, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
I suggest that the official name of the country be listed. What is it? Kingdom of Tuvalu, Commonwealth of Tuvalu? It's probably not Republic of Tuvalu because the Queen is Head of State. Presumptive ( talk) 03:36, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
Please do not remove the following links I added:
Also, you may want to update the article (especially the geography section) with the info from these articles. The articles include "weak spots" of the island and how it can be strengthened against the rising sea.
Thanks, KVDP ( talk) 08:39, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
The link I posted was removed, however I feel that the globalEDGE website is a necessary and important portal of information regarding international business and has much to offer that isn't currently on any of the links that are on this page. Nbashaw 18:00, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
The article gives two different population counts for 2005: 11,636 and 9,403. So which is it?
I have amended the population figures on the main page to show the 2002 Census results, rather than the CIA 2005 estimate, as this equals the total of the island populations. I have left the 2005 estimate on the Demographics of Tuvalu page. Skinsmoke 05:34, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
Either way, Tuvalu is less populous than Nauru so the population statement on the main page appears incorrect. Tuvalu is second least populous only behind Vatican City.
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Wiki hipocricy. Why Hitler's Germany or Soviet Union occupy and annex territories, but British and US "bring them to the sphere of influence, liberate, and establish colonies? Why Tuvaly, occupied by GB "got in the British sphere of influence", and Nauru ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauru ) was occupied by Germany. Lets use the same words to describe the same events. Because of Doublespeak, Wikipedia is not a reliable source of knowledge any more. Wikipedia is Reliable.*(see small print for details) Wikipedia dosn't have adds. So, it is a free (not free*) enciclopedia. Lets keep it reliable, rather than reliable* —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.72.179.57 ( talk) 20:47, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
I have proposed that any relevant material in Tuvalu and the United Nations be merged as and whereever appropriate to this article, and that article be turned into a redirect to this article.
The article to be merged, as it stands, is mainly large quotations from addresses to UN bodies by the nation's Governor-General, the Prime Minister, and the UN Ambassador. The proportion of primary source material is thus very high and it is unsuitable content for a Wikipedia article. My main thought is that appropriate secondary sources that evaluate these speeches may be found and, if relevant, added to a section about the country's membership of the UN. -- TS 17:52, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
The topic of the article "Tuvalu and the United Nations" is specific, and important in relation to Tuvalu. It definitely does not belong in its entirety to the main Tuvalu article, nor to the article "History of Tuvalu", though a brief summary with a link can be included in those. Tuvalu's voice in the UN has been been particularly important to its current politics and foreign policy. Given that we have articles about "[Nation] and the United Nations", it appears to make sense that a country which particularly values its place in the UN should have such an article. It also makes the information accessible via the "Nations and the UN" template, which is obviously where it should be accessible from. The article "
Foreign relations of Tuvalu" currently has a summary, with a link to the article, which is as it should be.
In any case, I've now "rescued" the article by adding additional information, with secondary (media) sources, notably on Tuvalu's role at the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen.
Aridd (
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The link "Government of Tuvalu" seems to be a dead link, and I cannot seem to find a current one. Can anyone help out? Thanks.-- Halmass ( talk) 02:24, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
Whether tuvalu is sinking, or being affected by rising oceans, or both, there should be more than just two lines when there is an entire page about it. 124.149.45.164 ( talk) 12:21, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
Is the ocean level really rising in any meaningful way at that point on the globe? Haven't seen any documentation of that. The groundwater problems are more likely caused by seawater intrusion, resulting from pumping out untainted groundwater for consumption. This is a common phenonenon in Southern California, and a lot of money is spent running coastal water injection wells to stop or slow the intrusion. Opus131 ( talk) 18:23, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
I support the proposal to merge the Law enforcement in Tuvalu into the main Tuvalu page. I don't see that the quote of the section of the Constitution adds anything and should not be included in the main Tuvalu page.( MozzazzoM ( talk) 02:30, 22 November 2011 (UTC))
In the first paragraph, second sentence: "It comprises four reef islands and five true atolls spread out from 6° to 10° south."
Under Geography and Environment, first sentence: "Tuvalu consists of three reef islands and six true atolls."
The Wiki page "Islands of Tuvalu" and "Geography of Tuvalu" also report six true atolls and three reef islands. Jdlawlis ( talk) 20:16, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Tuvalu's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.
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Found this link in reuters - Rising Sea Levels about Tuvalu potentially being flooded within the next 30 - 50 years. Apprantly there is talk under way to potentially evacute the nation to New Zealand if this happens.-- Floorwalker 02:09, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
After looking at the animation in the article for Atoll where one can see an atoll sinking for real (the legend says "subsiding": the atoll is going down, while water level is not rising). Now I wonder... how can one make sure it is the water that is rising, not the atoll that is subsiding (together with the gauge)? -- WikestLink ( talk) 14:57, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
I've made a couple of small changes in the section on Climate Change. I rearranged the first sentence since it is generally accepted that the polar regions will be first to experience the effects of climate change (i.e. temperature) while Tuvalu would undoubtedly be one of the first countries to experience the effect of rising sea levels. I also removed the part about rising saltwater table killing coral reefs since salt water is the natural environment of coral reefs and nobody has ever suggested that rising sea levels will kill corals. AtxApril ( talk) 01:56, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
Increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere leads to higher levels of carbonic acid in the ocean which do attack coral. This will affect a lot of small island nations and deserves to be mentioned, but if I'm going to do it, I need to check related pedia entries which I can't do now. Randy.f ( talk) 23:29, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
I've removed the statements about the collapse of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets since catastrophes that might happen over the next several centuries or millenia are simply not relevant to the discussion about Tuvalu and the potential effects of sea level rise. For example, a large asteroid might land on Tuvalu and cause a similar catastrophe, but the Wikipedia article should not be enumerating all of the possible ways that the islands could be inundated in the distant future. Instead the article should focus on the issues that are verifiable as likely and known to be a concern. AtxApril ( talk) 19:25, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
Astronomic tides in the area are generally small, although the 18yr cycle noticeable. 'King' has no place in terminology, as it's a corruption of 'spring', and not a ref to HAT. Tuvalu is mildly affected by sea levels due to the equatorial Kelvin bore during El Ninos, and is in the positive anomaly area. (PNG has a negative anomaly.) The 3-day equatorial phase-coherent tide is measurable here. The main influence on sea level is the inverse barometer effect. Sea levels rise considerably when the Pacific high pressure (as measured at Tahiti) diminishes during El Ninos. Cyclones with very deep lows can cause sea levels to rise by a meter for several hours, or even days. The IB rate is 1cm of sea level rise per 1mb of atmospheric drop. Tuvalu is coral sand on the flat of a limestone guyot. Uninhabited atolls will keep pace with slow sea level rises as the continual production of coral sand builds up on the guyot top. (Coral will grow upwards to the point where is spends about 3hrs out of the water in any 24hr period.) The sand is driven into banks by winds and also cyclonic Taylor columns may sweep silica sands up from deep water. The presence of humans is significant impediment to this process as they build roads, houses, and other sealed constructs. It is likely that such structures will sink as the sand bank moves away from them, and builds up in uninhabited areas. 14.202.248.58 ( talk) 01:50, 4 December 2015 (UTC)
Hello, folks. This is just a friendly 'heads up' that the article's discussion of administrative subdivisions hasn't been updated to reflect the data in the ISO coding scheme. See ISO 3166-2:TV. NewYorkActuary ( talk) 19:41, 3 August 2016 (UTC)
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How many of the Tuvaluans will leave the islands? Surely not all? -- Menchi 18:04, 16 Nov 2003 (UTC)
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The climate section bizarrely states that Tuvalu has a dry season, yet the climate chart shows that every month has very high rainfall. Jim Michael ( talk) 10:47, 8 September 2018 (UTC)
Can we make a circular graphic of the religión in Tuvalu? Scgonzalez ( talk) 15:56, 27 November 2018 (UTC)
I wondered how long this off-message fact-mongering bit would survive, but hadn't realised it was a direct copy. i'll write a better version. Greglocock ( talk) 22:16, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
I just created this subcategory on the page, and I am not sure if anyone will object with it, but then I am not sure if it is okay or something. Nikitan3096 ( talk) 03:42, 31 March 2019 (UTC)
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I plan to move some of the text that is currently in the climate change section to the existing separate article on Climate change in Tuvalu. This is to avoid duplication of content. Does anyone have objections or want to help with these changes? EMsmile ( talk) 01:22, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
In the word text sourced from Australia, the Tuvalu wet season is given as November to April (dry season May to October). This is not correct based on the rainfall totals provided in the same article in a table below. April rainfall at 250mm is actually one of the drier months so is not part of the wet season. April is also much lower than the 310 of March so is clearly the first month of the dry season. Similarly October rainfall at 270 is quite a bit higher than September 230mm so october is could probably better classified as the beginning of the wet season. Someone should change the words to wet season October to March (dry season April to September) to make the article's words agree with the data. That would change the source as well to the same source as the rainfall table. I did not feel comfortable making the change but articles need to be internally consistent. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bernerjc1 ( talk • contribs) 04:38, 10 April 2021 (UTC)
e.g. their rich culture LoveVOo0y ( talk) 13:57, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
Visited their parliament and talked to local people LoveVOo0y ( talk) 13:58, 25 February 2022 (UTC)